Periodontal vaccine: A short synopsis

• Main Authors: Priyanka K Cholan (Author), D Mythireyi (Author), C S Anand Mohan (Author), P Rajapriya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immunization using a vaccine against periodontitis decreases the number of periodontopathic bacteria in the subgingival flora and inhibits alveolar bone destruction in several animal models. The foremost step in vaccine development is identification of an antigenic component from various organisms t...